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If hockey games were only 40 minutes long — if, say, the first period was just a very long warm-up and none of the goals counted for anything, the Kings would be in much better shape this season.
Instead, the Kings have scored 40 first period goals, 29th in the league, ahead only of St. Louis and the almost-eternally low-scoring Buffalo Sabres. They’ve allowed 62 first period goals, fourth in the league (the Canucks are first, allowing 70 goals in the first 20 minutes). It’s the last 40 where the Kings really shine, though: they’ve allowed 47 second period goals (best in the league) and 46 in the third (second, behind Boston), while scoring 140 in that time.